Education in information technology specialties is becoming even more relevant and important in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, stated Dimitar Ganev, a partner in the software company E-CARD, which is in the top 50 in Europe. The demand for IT experts in the future will be very high due to digitalization, which has accelerated due to the coronavirus. They are in big demand even now, Ganev stressed.
The link between business and education needs to become stronger because that is what the economy needs. In addition to practical skills, it is very important that the education system produces resilient and adaptable individuals, because these are the qualities that have proved most important in recent months and the people who possess them have managed to maintain their positions, said Dimitar Ganev.
According to him, training in computer skills and information technology should be prioritized in secondary education, where at this stage it lags behind. The universities already train specialists with mathematical qualifications, with significant knowledge in computer science and skills in modern information technology, based on the experience, achievements and traditions of the university, the use of modern facilities, teaching methods and active scientific research activity.
In the process of training, skills for analyzing and building mathematical models, for assessing their adequacy and for applying modern information technologies in solving applied problems for industrial, technical and economic processes must be cultivated, added Dimitar Ganev.
The Bulgarian company E-CARD is in the top 50 of the software leaders in Europe in the field of interactive applications and web-based services. The company has won three Deloitte awards, which regularly assess the quality and pace of development and place it in the top 50 in Europe.
E-CARD is a Bulgarian company, which was started in 2000 and established itself on the market through the prepaid card for internet access and payments E-CARD. From the very beginning, the company's mission is to offer innovative solutions in the field of web-based services and websites, as well as in the field of mobile marketing, explained Dimitar Ganev. Over the past 20 years, the company has implemented dozens of large-scale projects with international and Bulgarian partners - CELADOR, ENDEMOL, EYEWORKS, SIA Advertising, Global Films, NOVA Television, Diema Vision, production company EDITA and others. The company works with all three mobile operators in the country - A1, Telenor and VIVACOM. Some of the most successful TV formats in Bulgaria have started together with a website and video streaming platform implemented by our team with its own payment system: Big Brother - seasons 1, 2, 3 and 4, special VIP editions of the show and Big Brother Family; Star Academy and the online version of the game "Get Rich". Before the introduction of smartphones, E-CARD created and developed some of the most successful and popular SMS games in Bulgaria.